When Taohua and the army returned home, the sun had already set, the sunset was brilliant, and the afterglow that refused to dissipate still dyed the western sky red. However, a thick smell of moisture began to gather in the sky, and the crops in the fields were covered with a cloud of moisture.

There was a thick layer of dew, and the water gradually formed into dewdrops, which dripped along the tips of the leaves and fell on the ground at the roots.

At the edge of the village, cooking smoke lingered, and it mixed with the dusk mist to form a layer of light mist, as if it were a thin gauze dropped by a girl.

The birds chirped to their companions, and they flew around in search of their night roost; but the swallows returned to their warm nests without any scruples. People who had worked for a day all returned home one after another.

"You came back just in time. There is no water in the water tank." Aunt Liu was making a fire to cook.

Dajun said: "I'll pick it out."

Taohua looked at Dajun's scorched face, picked up the pole and said, "Come on, you can't be too tired after walking for a long time, so you might as well rest. I'll just pick it up."

"It's getting dark, and you can't see clearly at the well platform. Let Dajun keep you company and use a flashlight to shine a light on you." The mother-in-law was worried that Taohua went to the well platform alone and handed the flashlight to Dajun.

Taohua said: "It's okay. It's still early. Let the army rest. I'll pick up two and a half barrels of water and will be back soon."

Taohua took the flashlight and picked up two empty buckets. Just as she was about to leave the gate, she saw Liu Haitao coming in with a load of water.

Liu Haitao didn't say anything when he saw Peach Blossom, he just grinned.

When Dajun, who was still standing in the yard, saw Liu Haitao coming in carrying water, he hurriedly said: "Hey, is it Brother Naughty? It's really..."

Da Jun wanted to say, "I'm troubling you again," but he couldn't say it out loud. He must have felt that this "trouble" was too out-of-the-blue.

Liu Haitao poured water into the water tank and said to Peach Blossom and Dajun in the yard: "Don't pick it up. I'll pick it up twice later and the tank will be full. It's enough for dinner. Don't worry."

Liu Qiaoxian smiled and said: "Okay, okay, don't go with the peach blossoms. Just let the naughty kids pick after dinner. The rice happens to be cooked. Come on, let's eat first."

Liu Haitao smiled and said, "Auntie, I came here in a hurry on purpose, hahaha."

"That's right. From now on, if you don't want to cook for yourself, you can come to my aunt's place to eat. You are the only one. Do you hear me?"

"I know Auntie, haven't I always come here to catch meals like this since I was a child?"

Liu Qiaoxian happily asked Taohua to serve the meal together, but Taohua always felt awkward in her heart.

During dinner, my mother-in-law took the bowl and went up to the inner room to eat with her father-in-law. She and the two men were the only ones on the table. She wanted to take the bowl and hide in her room to eat, but Dajun insisted on telling her to wait.

Serve rice.

How could Dajun know what Taohua was thinking about at this time? She faced the two men eating at the same table, but they had touched, looked at, and even kissed them. When she thought of this, Taohua's face was immediately covered with two...

Red cloud, burning hot.

Liu Haitao and Dajun were chatting away while eating. Taohua was only thinking about her own thoughts, and she didn't even hear what they were talking about.

Later, after Liu Haitao finished his meal, he got up and went to fetch water. Dajun hurriedly said: "Brother Naughty, it's too dark. Look at this nonsense. It won't be too late to fetch water tomorrow."

"I have to work in the fields tomorrow morning, so I'll fill up the pots as soon as possible, so I won't forget about it."

"How about I use a flashlight to shine it on you?" Da Jun turned around and went to get the flashlight.

Liu Haitao glanced at Taohua who was standing by the door and said, "No, bring me a flashlight, I can do it myself."

Dajun asked: "That's not possible. You hold a flashlight with one hand, and how can you lift a bucket from the well with the other hand?"

"Stop arguing, I'm going." Taohua took the flashlight, picked up the pole, picked up two buckets, and walked out: "I can also pick up two buckets, so I don't have to make a second trip."

As she walked, she turned to the army and said, "Put away the tables and bowls and wait at home."

As she spoke, she carried the bucket out of the gate. Liu Haitao followed closely behind, and she heard the two pairs of iron buckets creaking and coming straight towards the well.

It was already after dinner, and rural people generally went to bed very early. Except for one person from each family going to the production team to record their work, people who had worked all day began to prepare for bed and rest.

There was silence and darkness around the well platform. The army used water ropes to lift buckets one by one. The last two buckets were half buckets of water, for Peach Blossom to carry. But Peach Blossom had never carried water before, and only these two buckets were filled with water.

I can barely afford half a barrel.

She took two steps and almost fell down. Da Jun stepped forward to support her and said, "If it doesn't work, just put it down. I can just pick it up myself."

"Wouldn't it save you some effort if I pick something?" Taohua put down the pole and took a photo with her flashlight. When she saw that no one was around, she asked, "Hey, what did you want to do by calling me out to pick up water?"

"I have no other intention, I just want to say something to you, Taohua. Please don't always be angry with me because of that thing in the future. That day I..."

"Okay, I know that's why you called me, and I was just about to tell you that things have come to an end, and I won't argue with you in the future, but..."

"What?"

Taohua scanned the surroundings with her flashlight again and said, "There is no one else here today, black man. You must tell me the truth."

"Just tell me what you want to ask. I'm sure you'll tell the truth and there won't be any lies."

"Then... tell me, do you really care about me, or do you have other motives?"

Taohua's sudden question caught Liu Haitao by surprise. He really didn't consider that a woman like Taohua would ask such a sensitive question between men and women.

"This..." He was a little confused at the time. He hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Taohua generously explained: "Don't be afraid, I have no other intention, I just want to know what you are thinking?"

Liu Haitao said timidly: "Don't be angry, Taohua. I really didn't have any thoughts about you at first, just because you are the daughter-in-law of my brother Dajun. Later, it was my aunt who secretly told me about Dajun. After that, I

I gradually fell in love with you, and then I really fell in love with you."

Taohua curled her lips and sneered: "I don't believe it. You said you didn't have any thoughts about me before, so why did you listen to others about my house? What I said and did to Da Jun... you heard everything, so you have evil intentions towards me.

, right? Do you think I don’t know this?”

Liu Haitao complained from the bottom of his heart. He explained: "Actually, my aunt asked me to listen to Fang Gen'er, because there is some old superstition in our rural areas. It is said that if someone listens to Fang Gen'er on the night of the wedding, it can drive away evil spirits."

If you are popular, otherwise it is not good or unlucky, so generally older people

Everyone is taboo about this. Auntie is afraid that no one will listen to your house tonight, so she asked me to find someone to listen. However, I stay far away from the window sill every time. What do you say to Da Jun?

, I really haven't heard it with my own ears. Auntie did this out of good intentions, do you understand?"

"Oh, actually I have guessed it a long time ago. Sure enough, all this is my mother-in-law's idea and arrangement. I have been waiting for your words to see if you are telling me the truth."

"Don't blame Auntie, she really doesn't have bad intentions, she just wants to..."

"Of course I know. If she really wants to be evil, how can she harm her own son? As the saying goes, 'Tiger poison cannot eat its own child.' She is obsessed with thinking about her grandson."

"Taohua, my uncle and aunt are both this old. I hope you can understand. Don't resent your aunt. If you don't want to pull me down, I will definitely change in the future. I will never have the slightest bastard thought towards you again. Really,

If I tell a lie, five thunderbolts will strike from the sky and I will die immediately."

"Okay, okay, who said I asked you to swear a poisonous oath?" Taohua chuckled and said, "Just talk about it. Who will help the family if you die?"

"Taohua, I..." When Liu Haitao heard Taohua's words, it was like the clouds had cleared and the mist had dispersed.

"Okay, now that the army has returned, don't mention the past things again, just pretend that nothing happened." Taohua looked at the night sky and said, "We have been out for a long time, so let's go back quickly."

"Okay then, I'll listen to you and let's go."
Chapter completed!